IBM is working with Reliance Communications (RCom) to offer customers a portfolio of secure and scalable Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) offerings running on the IBM Cloud.

“Indian enterprises are increasingly leveraging cloud for business transformation and require sophisticated new levels of support to expand their e-commerce operations. Through our partnership with IBM, customers will instantly benefit from the added flexibility and global reach to be more competitive, especially as we look at new opportunities from the ‘Digital India’ programme,” said Braham Singh, Senior Vice-President (Global Product Management) at Reliance Communications (Enterprise) & Global Cloud Xchange.

An integrated telecommunication service provider, RCom has a client base of over 115 million, including over 39,000 large enterprises and small and medium business cross industries. The company will offer IBM cloud infrastructure services to its customers, but has also launched new offerings designed to provide end-to-end integrated e-commerce services for India’s SMB (Small and Medium Business) market – all running on the IBM Cloud.

A recent research by IBM reveals Communication Service Providers (CSPs) are recognising cloud services as a growing service line for their organisations, and integral to driving new revenue streams with customers. IBM is partnering with a number of leading CSPs such as Bell Canada, Indostat, Telstra (Australia), AT&T and Verizon.

“With this collaboration, we will be able to address the requirements of organisations that have limited access to enterprise-grade cloud solutions,” said Vivek Malhotra, Cloud Leader, IBM India/South Asia.

Source: Business Line